I'm apparently the member of the month at ! I don't know what I did to deserve this honor, but go check the club out, especially if you like FFVII! ^^

Yep, it's mah birthday. I'm 21 and I know it's supposed to be a milestone, but I don't feel any different. I don't drink, so the age holds no meaning for me. KH2 comes out today. I'm going to get it tonight so hopefully I'll actually get to play it.

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Much thanks to for his awesome gifts. Check them out below! And you should definately check out his gallery:


Just a side note: If you love Final Fantasy VII like myself, you might want to consider joining this club---
It's got a ton of great artists already, but it's still new and has plenty of room for more, so what have you got to lose, eh?

And this club is also quite cool . It's run in a very unique and fun way. It needs some new members so if you like FF9, join it! You've got nothing to lose!

So, NEVER go to Uconn. If you guys are seriously considering going to the University of Connecticut as a college. PLEASE pick another school. It's awful. The art department sucks. They kick everyone out of housing once they become juniors. And now they're decreasing the amount of dininghalls and our bandwith limit.

So if you want to know exactly how bad the Art Department is, listen to this:

Two weeks ago, I emailed my advisor because we had to get our bar lifted before signing up for classes. (We have restricted access because you have to be an art major and get your classes approved before you can take any art classes at this college. So there's a huge process in which you meet with your advisor and you have to fill out a form about what classes you're taking. And then the advisor has to sign it) Because we had two advising nights last week and I couldn't make them because I was working. So I asked him if I could see him ahead of time and sign it then. He didn't email me back until last Wednesday (the day before my time to sign up for classes, mind you) and said that he wasn't going to be at Uconn until Monday, so I would have to put my bar lift form in his mailbox and he would get to it on Monday.

Meanwhile, I found out that I need to take two prerequisites in order to take my Illustration II class. (Aquamedia I, and Figure Drawing II) I was going to take them in the same semester as Illustration, but they're both offered at the same timeslot on the same day! WTF? Not to mention that the classes aren't open to people who've already taken Illustration II. Once I take that, I can't take the others, yet I need them to graduate. See how terrible this system is? ... But I still have an additional problem: How the heck am I going to take Illustration?!?! I need Illustration II in order to graduate, and it's only offered in the fall. Plus you have to take it twice. So if I don't get into this class next semester, (I'm a Junior, going into Senior) then I'll have to stay in this God awful school an extra year and a half in addition to the 4 I've already stayed! WTF???? So I figured I could register for Illustration II and then ask the professor which one of the prerequisites she prefers that I take next semester.

Today rolls around, and I expected to find my bar lift form in my advisor's mailbox. So at around 3:00 (I gave him all morning) I went into the art office only to find his mailbox EMPTY! I looked everywhere for him, but on his office door there was a note: "I'm going to have to cancel all my appointments because I'm not going to be here tonight." OMG NOT AGAIN! So I ran down to the art office demanding to see Kelly (The woman who takes the bar off of our account) But she had gone home for the day. ; ;....

So now I can't register for classes, and I can't take this Illustration class because I don't have the prerequisites. I'm trying to make an appointment with the head of the illustration department, because she's the only one who makes sense in this crazy place. I'm hoping she'll be able to help me out.


Okay now some fun stuff. I stole this from ZerachielAmora Here's some info about Aerith Hojo to clear up any misconceptions about my character.

Basics
1)What's your character's name? Aerith Hojo
2)How old is he/she? 24, but has the build and mentality of an 18 year old. (Her kind has longevity)
3)Is your OC a male or female? Male
4)What's his/her race? Jenova Clone. It's complicated. She was created using Jenova's cells and parts of Sephiroth's DNA. Except that the scientists completely messed up and she ended up female. ...Idiots.

Appearance
1)If this character were to suddenly become part of the 3D world, and ended up in a heavily-populated area, how many stares would he/she get? It depends where she was. New York, none. My hometown... she'd be run out with pitchforks and torches.
2)Is your character considered normal in his/her own world? Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo.....
3)What would be his/her most recognizable feature(s)? In the real world, the silver hair. In her world, the glowing green eyes.
4)Would you consider your OC as attractive? She's hott. I'm not gonna' lie.

Personality
1)Temper? She doesn't really have one.
2)Does your character ever get depressed? Sometimes when she's alone. But not usually.
3)Leader or Follower? Kinda...both? .... Earlier stages in her life, leader. Now she's more of a follower.
4)What is the main aspect of his/her personality? She loves... EVERYONE. That's what makes her so predictable. And she's too easy to manipulate.


History
1)Did your OC have a family of any sort? Not a mother or father, but you could consider all the Jenova Clones her siblings. She sure thinks they are. And she would treat them as such always.
2)Is your character out on his/her own? She was, but that part of her life is over. Now she lives with a ton of clones and always travels in a big group. She hates being alone.
3)Has he/she encountered any traumatizing events? Too many to list here.
4)What was probably the best time in his/her life so far? Before the ressurection of Sephiroth, but just after she established the refuge for the clones in Nibelheim. They loved her then. Now everyone thinks of her as nothing but a sister, and Sephiroth as God. She's neglected.

Romance
1)Single? Yes
2)Has your OC developed any romantic relationships? No, but she will soon.
3)Virgin? Yes
4)Does your character like flirting? I don't she understands the concept of flirting....

Symbolism
1) What animal would you associate your OC with? Definately a cat.
2)Musical Instrument? She plays the piano when she's being pensive.
3)Element? Ice/Dark
4)Planet? Neptune

Showing the Love
1)Do you draw your character? Oooh Yeah
2)Do you write about him/her? Yep
3)Do you use him/her in any rps? In every one.
4)What other ways have you appreciated your OC? I'm making lots of doujinshi starring her. And a few fan fics. I kind of want to make a doll of her. And her chocobo Link.

RANDOMIZE!
1)Is your character wanted for anything? Oh yeah... ShinRa HATES her.
2)What are three weaknesses in him/her? She's incredibly gullible, she trusts everyone, and she's too darn nice.
3)Strengths? She's loyal to the core. And she'll always try, even if it seems impossible to achieve something.
4)Does your OC drink or smoke (ect.)? No way.
5)What's one quirk about him/her? She's.... too ...nice.
6)Does your character have any phobias? She's afraid of being alone.
7)What could you do to get him/her into a blind rage? If someone was attacking her siblings/ friends. She'd go into a Jenova trance.
8)Does your OC like chickens? Well...seing as she travels with a big fat chocobo, I would say she would like them.

The Final Question
What would you consider your relationship with your character to be like? She's like.... me... There's no way around it. She is me. If I were to live in the FFVII world, I would be Aerith.

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Much thanks to for his awesome gifts. Check them out below! And you should definately check out his gallery:


Just a side note: If you love Final Fantasy VII like myself, you might want to consider joining this club---
It's got a ton of great artists already, but it's still new and has plenty of room for more, so what have you got to lose, eh?

And this club is also quite cool . It's run in a very unique and fun way. It needs some new members so if you like FF9, join it! You've got nothing to lose!

So it seems that you guys were right. All we needed to do was talk it out, and silence just made the situation that much worse. I didn't realize it at the time. I think I was too wrapped up in my own anger and frustration to see through it. I tried though... ah well. Although we did both agree we shouldn't live together next semester.

Anyways. Spring break is coming up soon and I've been working on a ton of things which still need to be inked and colored. One of which is a doujinshi, Of Aerith Hojo. I know, I keep saying I'm working on her story like 5 times a day, and then never get it up here. It's usually because I never ink them, and then after a while my style changes and I don't feel it's necessary to ink them. Then I have to start all over again.

Well, this one's a little different. It doesn't start at the beginning of her story like the others. (I noticed that was a little boring) Rather, it starts out just before my RPG takes place. Well, ...you'll see.

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Much thanks to for his awesome gifts. Check them out below! And you should definately check out his gallery:


Just a side note: If you love Final Fantasy VII like myself, you might want to consider joining this club---
It's got a ton of great artists already, but it's still new and has plenty of room for more, so what have you got to lose, eh?

And this club is also quite cool . It's run in a very unique and fun way. It needs some new members so if you like FF9, join it! You've got nothing to lose!

*Sigh* It's been a very long week, and it's not over yet. So here's the issue. I need some advice on whether or not to stay with my current roommate next semester. I already got two "Definately NOT"s from my friends, but I want to get some advice from people detatched from the situation. So I'll list strictly fact and my thoughts about it.

Here's some background: Keep in mind that my roommate and I have been good friends for about 3 years. My roommate is a very VERY messy person. I don't mind it usually, but I'm the type of person who needs to have their area of the room neat and orderly, otherwise my aura is messed up and I get stressed, and frustrated. So when her stuff invades my side of the room, I get anxiety and I can't function.

The story (It's a long one. Just a warning):
A few nights ago, I was exhausted and I came back to our dorm room at around 1:15 in the morning. I just wanted to go to sleep, but my roommate needed some help with the pattern on her shield (It's a midieval reinactment type thing. We build foam weapons and beat eachother with them). So I decided I would help her anyway. So I did, and she was still working on it. At about 1:35 am I went to take a shower, hoping she'd be done by the time I got back. ...She wasn't. So I said "Laur, I'm exausted. I really need to get to sleep." Her reply "We really need another room, because I can't do this in the dark." So I sighed, trying to think of a solution. Then I said "Well, I'll attempt to go to sleep with the light on as long as this stuff is cleared up later." (Because I didn't want to kick her out of the room by making her go to the study lounge, and she deserved some time to work) So she said "Okay." ...I got like 4 hours of sleep that night because it's incredibly hard for me to fall asleep with any type of light pollution.

I get up the next morning and all her stuff: her pins, her fabric, the scissors, duct tape, you name it, was all spread out in front of my bed and she hadn't cleaned AT ALL. So I ignored it, figuring she'd pick it up later. So we got breakfast and went to class, everything was hunky dory. I get back from class at about 2pm, it's STILL not cleaned up. So I ignored it again. I was exhausted. I needed a nap. I took a nap for about a half hour and got up; stepped RIGHT ON those damn pins that she left all over the floor.

So by this time, I was pretty frigging pissed. Her stuff was everywhere. The room needed to be vacuumed, it smelled (Probably because there's a cake that's been sitting in there for 6 months that my roommate won't get rid of....-.-() It's growing limbs...and it's starting to talk to me. lol ) So I decided to move some of her stuff and clean. Now, I didn't want to piss her off, so I took ONLY the stuff that was in front of my bed, and I put the pins and gadgets on her desk. Put all the cuttings and the fabric neatly with her shield, in the corner. And I folded the fabric all nice for her. Then I left her a note on the door telling her that I cleaned, and where she could find all her stuff that I moved. And I vaccumed, and the room smelled nice, and I could walk! ^^ Then I went to work happy.

I had to come back to the room that night to grab my stuff for boffer really quickly, only to find that her stuff is all in front of my bed again. I was a little irritated, but she had cleaned the rest of the room, so I figured maybe she just moved it in cleaning. So I placed her backpack aside to get the boffer stuff from under my bed, and went to church choir. Everything seemed to be going well. She didn't seem angry, we talked. And then after choir I was happy, and said "Laur, I'm so proud of you! You cleaned!" To which she replied with an angry look, "Yeah....we need to talk about that."

So I was confused, and I went outside. She says to me "You are not to move or touch my stuff anymore. I'm pissed off that you keep moving things on me." So I was kind of angry, because I didn't think it was that big of a deal. And I rarely touch her stuff. Besides, I figured since it was in front of MY bed, AND it was dangerous (Sharp objects + my foot = Pain), that I should have the right to move it out of the way. Besides, It wasn't like I'd thrown anything out. So I said to her, "Well, I was a little pissed off to begin with since you left everything in front of my bed and I was tripping over it. Not to mention I stepped on your pins." She made a face, huffed, and said "Goodbye." And wouldn't even talk to me about it. I couldn't even explain my side of it.

That was the last time I talked to her. A friend of mine suggested staying at my boyfriend's for the weekend and not talking to my roommate until Monday, so I thought that was a good Idea. But I've been going in and out of the room occasionally to feed my fish and my lizard since she's too stubborn and pissed at me to help out and feed them. And every time I came in, she's been in the room and won't say one word to me, or even acknowledge my existance. Not to mention more and more of her stuff is piled next to my bed each time. She's doing it to spite me and piss me off so I'll start an argument and she'll have the upper hand, but I won't do it. I refuse.

So that's the story so far. I guess I'll keep you guys updated if you want. So I need your opinions. She's my good friend, and I love her, and I don't want to not have her in my life anymore. But I don't think I can handle another year of her selfishness. She has no consideration for me.... at all. So... do you guys think I should just move in with someone else next year, or stick it out and try to get along with her? Let me know.

Hope you guys have a great weekend. I will try to do the same, despite all the drama. Thanks for reading all of this.

Love,
Angie

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Much thanks to for his awesome gifts. Check them out below! And you should definately check out his gallery:


Just a side note: If you love Final Fantasy VII like myself, you might want to consider joining this club---
It's got a ton of great artists already, but it's still new and has plenty of room for more, so what have you got to lose, eh?

And this club is also quite cool . It's run in a very unique and fun way. It needs some new members so if you like FF9, join it! You've got nothing to lose!